Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 52 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 52 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Fri, Jul 9, 2021, 7:30 AM AKDT (15:30 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 42 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-07-09 15:30:12 UTC
Depth
84.6 km (52.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.458° N, 152.820° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
55

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 154 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.731 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 127 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.846 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 127 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.539 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 81 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.339 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 114 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.751 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 82 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.472 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 134 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.664 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 70 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.238 km SSE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 144 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.526 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 69 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.720 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 72 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.160 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 122 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.758 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 84 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.857 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 144 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.938 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 134 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.667 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 109 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.849 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 69 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.617 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.053 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 89 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.965 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 95 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.540 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 85 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.725 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 70 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.248 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 103 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.047 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 103 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.854 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 94 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.767 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 107 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.989 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 63 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.963 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 114 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.674 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 63 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.766 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 103 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.580 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.569 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 110 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.480 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.979 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.982 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.779 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.783 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.556 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 136 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.563 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 134 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.581 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.672 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 96 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.79 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 179 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.620 km NNE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 192 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.52 km SW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.964 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 135 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.952 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 98 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 3.038 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 87 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.050 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 106 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.555 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 88 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.042 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 140 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.149 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 115 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.961 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 124 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 2.164 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 103 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 2.014 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 72 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.555 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 102 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.53 km SE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 56 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 2.7Southern Alaska · 1905 days ago · 57 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 2.844 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 76 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.641 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 82 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.854 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 105 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.546 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 132 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.756 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 120 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.837 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 121 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.646 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.539 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 69 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.868 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 119 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.852 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 108 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.663 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 109 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.818 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.668 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 105 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.562 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 108 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.853 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 134 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.148 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 124 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.748 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 108 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.916 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.219 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 66 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.561 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 103 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.864 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 100 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.974 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.944 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 127 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.90 km WNW of Kachemak City, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away

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